The Ghazal
Speaker: Dr Rita Ganguly, disciple of Begum Akhtar

Chair: Dr Vidya Shah, musician, and Director, Women on Record

Launch of the anthology Distant Traveller: New and Selected Fiction by Attia Hosain, celebrating the author's life and work

Panelists: Prof Aamer Hussein, author and critic; Ms Shama Habibullah, filmmaker; Shri Chandrahas Choudhury, novelist; and Ms Rakhshanda Jalil, translator and author

By Mamta Kiran Bajpai, well-known Hindi poet

Chair: Shri Vimlesh Kanti Verma, Vice-Chairperson, Hindi Academy

A series of programmes dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation
Conceptualised by Sunaina Suneja

Bapu: The Craftsperson's Vision
An exhibition of work by craftspersons who have portrayed Bapu through the medium of their art"”Nirmala from Jharkhand with appliqué work; Chandra Bhushan and Bindeshwar from Madhubani; Gond artist Mohan; mata ne pachedi by Jagdish and bandhej; patachitra from West Bengal and Orissa; kantha embroidery by Etima Begum from West Bengal; Bhil crafts from Madhya Pradesh; Warli paintings by Rajesh Chaity Vangad from Maharashtra; terracotta panels from Rajasthan; sanjhi from Mathura; and wooden printing blocks from U.P.

There will be a demonstration of spinning on the charkha in the Art Gallery from 11:00 to 19:00 daily

Inauguration by Shri Fali S. Nariman, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, on Wednesday, 17th October, at 18:30

Talks
October 18
ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM - II AT 18:30
Bapu and Philately: Spreading a Message of Peace
Illustrated lecture by Shri Nikhil Mundra, stamp collector

October 23         (CANCELLED)
ANNEXE LECTURE ROOM - II AT 18:30
Gandhi's Khadi
Speaker: Shri Rahul Ramagundam, historian and author

Craft Narratives
October 20
ANNEXE ART GALLERY AT 17:00
Gandhi Katha in Bengali
By patachitra artists

Haat Putul
Glove puppeteers from West Bengal

Shri Praveen Kumar Tripathi, Chief Secretary of Delhi, releases the report by citizens of Sarvodaya Enclave

Key presentation by Ms Padmavati Dwivedi, followed by a discussion
Panelists: Dr Gautam Vohra, President, Vasant Vihar RWA; Shri D.M. Shukla, Chief Conservator of Forests, Delhi;
Shri S.S. Kandpal, Director of Horticulture, MCD; Shri J.P. Sharma, Director of Horticulture, NDMC
 
Chair: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi

Chief Guest: Smt Meira Kumar, Hon. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Followed by a film on Quli Qutab Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, and author of the first anthology of Urdu ghazals in 1552

Speaker: Dr S.K. Mittra, Director Archaeology (Exploration & Excavation), ASI

Chair: Dr Supriya Varma, Center for Historical Studies, JNU

Malhar in district Bilaspur is part of the ancient region of Dakshin Kosal. Excavations at its mud fortification"”the first large-scale excavations undertaken in Chhattisgarh"”reveal a cultural sequence from prior to the 4th century BCE up to the 4th and 5th centuries CE

Speaker: Dr Harsh Mahajan, President, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association

Chair: Dr Raman Kapur, Head, Dept. of Acupuncture, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Advances in medical imaging have made it very easy to detect early signs of heart disease, even when people feel no symptoms. Describing various non-invasive methods, the speaker will discuss their relevance in the Indian scenario, with a focus on the "five-second heart scan"